[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 11]
[Senate]
[Pages 15433-15434]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




  SENATE RESOLUTION 232--CONGRATULATING THE UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO AT 
    BOULDER MEN'S CROSS COUNTRY TEAM FOR WINNING THE 2006 NATIONAL 
    COLLEGIATE ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION DIVISION I MEN'S CROSS COUNTRY 
                              CHAMPIONSHIP

  Mr. ALLARD (for himself and Mr. Salazar) submitted the following 
resolution; which was considered and agreed to:

                              S. Res. 232

       Whereas, on November 20, 2006, the University of Colorado 
     at Boulder men's cross country team (referred to in this 
     preamble as the ``Colorado Buffaloes'') won the 2006 National 
     Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I Men's Cross 
     Country National Championship in Terre Haute, Indiana;
       Whereas the Colorado Buffaloes team of junior Brent Vaughn, 
     junior Stephen Pifer, senior Erik Heinonen, junior James 
     Strang, and senior Billy Nelson won the NCAA Cross Country 
     Championships with a score of 94, which was 48 points ahead 
     of their nearest opponent;
       Whereas this championship is the Colorado Buffaloes men's 
     cross country team's 3rd national championship and also their 
     3rd championship in 6 years;
       Whereas the Colorado Buffaloes won the Big 12 Conference 
     Championship for the 11th consecutive year and the NCAA 
     Mountain Region Championship for the 4th consecutive year in 
     2006;
       Whereas senior Erik Heinonen and junior Brent Vaughn were 
     named to the United States Track and Field and Cross Country 
     Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) All-Academic Men's Team;
       Whereas Colorado Buffaloes Head Coach Mark Wetmore was 
     named USTFCCCA Men's Cross Country Coach of the Year for 
     2006;

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       Whereas Colorado Buffaloes Head Coach Mark Wetmore has 
     successfully coached the University of Colorado men's and 
     women's cross country teams to top 10 finishes in all of his 
     12 years as head coach; and
       Whereas this championship marks the 23rd national title in 
     the University of Colorado's athletic history and the 2nd 
     championship of 2006: Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved, That the Senate--
       (1) Congratulates the University of Colorado men's cross 
     country team, the Colorado Buffaloes, for winning the 2006 
     NCAA Division I Men's Cross Country Championship;
       (2) Recognizes the achievements of all the players, 
     coaches, students, and support staff whose dedication was 
     instrumental in helping the Colorado Buffaloes win the 2006 
     NCAA Division I Men's Cross Country Championship; and
       (3) Respectfully requests the Secretary of the Senate to 
     transmit copies of this resolution to the following for 
     appropriate display--
       (A) The University of Colorado at Boulder;
       (B) The President of the University of Colorado, Hank 
     Brown;
       (C) The Chancellor of the University of Colorado at 
     Boulder, Dr. G.P. ``Bud'' Peterson;
       (D) The Athletic Director of the University of Colorado at 
     Boulder, Mike Bohn; and
       (E) The Head Coach of The University of Colorado at Boulder 
     men's cross country team, Mark Wetmore.

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